MAP2011 is the latest version of Measures of Australia's Progress (MAP), published in 2011, which is designed to help Australians address the question 'Is life in Australia getting better?'. MAP provides a wide variety of data to help Australians answer this question and uses a selection of data to present a view of how the country is progressing.

This year, the ABS is carrying out a consultation process as part of the MAP 2.0 review, to see how the MAP product can evolve to better reflect how Australians define progress.

The statistical measures in MAP2011 demonstrate change. They are grouped under three domains:

the society

the economy

the environment

Within these broad domains, several dimensions are addressed, such as health and work within the social domain, national income within the economic domain, and biodiversity within the environmental domain.

Within each dimension there are a range of statistical measures presented, known as progress indicators. These indicators tell a story about the extent of progress within that dimension. Most dimensions have one headline indicator, which is provided on the MAP2011 summary dashboard (see below). These are organised to help people to quickly assess whether some key aspects of life in Australia are getting better.